Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm

Lindsay King-Miller @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 19:40 UTC

The only two pieces of writing advice I consistently give are: 1. Write worse. Lower your standards as much as necessary to get the words on the page. 2. Finish writing before you start editing. It doesn't work for everyone, but it's the only approach that has ever worked for me.

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 06:12 UTC

They’re horrifically scarred people who, despite the odds, turned around and got their lives in order. Not complete order, but enough that they rose above what made them That Way :tm: in the first place

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 06:08 UTC

If I can be real with youse for a sec, I think I’ve worked out why characters like Vegeta and Catra are comfort characters to me

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:53 UTC

And if nothing else, at least one of our young ones pulled back from the precipice of some utterly wretched place

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:52 UTC

And I hope, hand to heart and knees dusted in ash, that Whare Karioi was the first step in a long march to get Indigenous fullas more than a seat at the table. I hope it gets us strength, sovereignty, and solace to be who we are

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:49 UTC

But these people — scattered scions and wandering warriors — I spent a whole week of my life with, gave me back a small part of my spirit I lost before I was even born

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:47 UTC

Indigenous fullas worldwide have to perform to perfection. I mean this literally: Taino, Roma, Sàmi, Aboriginal, Māori, Ainu, Turtle Islander, we’re demanded mountains when the white emperors are asked so little. There is no forgiveness, no rest, no pause, no mercy for our work

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:44 UTC

I’m sitting alone at a craft brewery, missing some truly magnificent people from around the world. And despite the heartache, I hope this truly deadly, amazing, wonderful, terrifying thing all of us unleashed ushers in a semblance of hope for game development

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Samara-Jade, She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:12 UTC

I like my art like my crushes: degenerate as fuck, celebrating life, and plumbing the depths of my heart for feelings I never knew existed

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